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People are frustrated and frightened for their health, for their elderly or vulnerable loved ones, and for their checking accounts. If anyone’s looking for bad news, they won’t have to look far to find it. But among the avalanche of stories that are sad, scary, ugly, or maddening, a few steady glimmers of light have endured. Around America, and the world, neighbors and neighborhoods have resisted the urge to wallow and instead used the shutdown as an opportunity to engage, inspire, help, and connect with their fellow shut-ins. Some are solo acts of inspiration, others well-coordinated stunts clearly designed with social media in mind. Many are spontaneous gestures that went viral and sparked movements, but plenty of others are born out of old-fashioned neighborly goodwill. From young children to the very old, people around the world have used their imaginations, creativity, skills, talents, and sometimes even their pets to try to help their neighbors find the silver lining. Using information from a variety of sources including news articles and reports of viral social media activity, Stacker came up with a list of ideas that almost anyone can use to find some good in a bad situation within their own neighborhoods. Some ideas are more suited for the city, others the suburbs, but the vast majority can apply to most people in most situations. Some take place at a safe distance outside, others use technology to connect families and groups from afar. They involve everything from art and education to reading and wine, but every idea that made it onto the list has the potential to unite, to inspire, and to uplift now that neighbors have to reconsider what it means to be neighborly. You may also like: What the world was like when your grandparents were born Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories. © 2020 Stacker Media, LLC; Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC [Tweet It]( - [Facebook It]( Sponsor [[May 1, 2020]Complimentary Betty Crocker® Samples]( [Free Betty Crocker® Goodies]( - no costs, just FREE Samples to your mailbox! Our latest batch of free samples has just shipped. Sign up and start receiving yours today: [Yes! I'll Click & Get My Betty Crocker® Freebies started today]( [Space Trivia: How well do you know the universe?]( Keri Wiginton [ Space Trivia: How well do you know the universe? ]( [See full slideshow »]( Humankind has always been fascinated with space. In some of the earliest recorded history, ancient Greeks and Romans both made references to the Milky Way. In the 17th century, Galileo improved the telescope to get a better look at the night sky, glimpsing Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons. Fast-forward to the 21st century and scientists have discovered potentially habitable planets, detected gravitational waves, and landed a rover on Mars. In 2019, Elon Musk's SpaceX program sent the first private spacecraft—Crew Dragon—to the International Space Station. Long before humans could consider sending civilians to space or exploring other planets, Edwin Hubble discovered the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy. Before that, astronomers thought everything in the universe existed within our own Milky Way. Scientists now predict there are at least 100-200 billion galaxies and an indeterminate amount of stars. It may never be possible to fully map the out the universe—which is expanding at a rate faster than previously thought—but that isn't going to stop humans from trying to classify as many celestial bodies as possible. So far, astronomers have discovered exoplanets that orbit other suns, supermassive black holes at the center of large galaxies, and a planet that may be made of diamonds. With all of the progress the world's space programs keep making, it can be hard to keep up with the latest information. For starters, astronauts can now grow their own food on the International Space Station, and NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft is studying an asteroid named Bennu, hoping to get some answers about the early days of the solar system. While learning about the universe is interesting in its own right, knowledge about space can also offer a non-political topic of conversation to discuss with family members while on vacation or sharing a holiday meal. In honor of National Space Day May 1, Stacker used data from NASA and news reports about astronomical discoveries to curate a gallery of 25 questions about the universe. Click through to find answers to this fascinating space trivia. 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